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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Amada Sossou <amada1818@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:45:39 +0200
Subject: CONTACT HIM

Hello Friend,

I am not interested in who to blame,you or myself. The issue right now
is that the money is transferred to the account of my new partern and
I am in Europe with my full share of the money to invest it.

I had to enter into a very difficult agreement with the bank staff
but I am happy that I did not loose the money.

I had wanted to ignore you and take the whole money alone for your
foot dragging in sending the requested letter of attestation that made
my partner to spent more money to get this fund transferred but on the
second thought, I decided to compensate you.

I remembered all that we went through in the past both mails you
write and it touched my heart to give you some money no matter how
little.

The system that I and my partern adopted to get that money transferred
out from the bank and share was a very strict and risky one. I do not
need to go into details but the truth is that I am now in Europe with
my share and I do not intend to disclose the location to any one till
the money is fully invested here in Europe.

To make things easy for you considering the fact that I will be out
of communication for a long time, I simply loaded your compensation in
an ATM card which will be activated and functional for easy access to
your money.

The ATM is with my personal assistance for keeps and he is the only
one that know my where about. His name is Wilson Pam You can reach him
through email address : wipam1818@ymail.com


He will send the ATM card to you immediately you contact him. I would
have waited and send the ATM to you myself but it will be activated
and functional before sending and I can not do that before traveling
to China that is why I give it to him to send to you.


The ATM contains Eight Hundred Thousand dollars US$800,000.00 which I
considered okay from my side. That is the much I can give you. Take
it; I gave it to you from my heart.


Once the ATM is activated, you can withdraw money with it in any bank
in your country.


Be sure to contact Wilson Pam immediately you get this mail so as to
arrange with him on how to send the ATM to you. Do not leave this ATM
with him for more than (7) seven days.

His contact.

Contact Person: Wilson Pam
E-mail Address; wipam1818@ymail.com



It was nice doing business with you and I believe you are now happy.

Regards,
Amada Sossou

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